Roof gutter and holder



- 1,480,261 F. J. HACKER ROOF GUTTER AND H OLDER Jan. 8 1924.

Filed July 5. 1922 Ira/er? 607-, Frzdarz'ck J f/ac War, 6!

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Patented Jan. 8, 1924.

UNITED STATES FREDERICK J. HACKER, OF WATERLOO, IOWA.

ROOF GUTTER AND HOLDER.

Application filed July 5, 1922. Serial No. 572,880.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Fnnnnmox J. HACKER,

a citizen of the United States of America,

and a resident of Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Roof Gutters and Holders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in roof gutters and holders therefor, and the object of my improvement is to furnish ametallic gut-ter shaped suitably to be positioned along a roof surface adjacent the eaves, with special strengthening and holding means integral therewith, and to combine with said gutter when desired a liner made from a flexible water-proof material which thus may serve as the real gutter conduit to receive from the roof and convey away rain water, the liner being secured to the holding means on the metallic gutter or holder and otherwise secured to said roof.

I have accomplished this object by the means which are hereinafter described and claimed, and which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a transverse section of a portion of a shingled roof structure, showing my improved metal holder and the flexible impervious liner therefor as assembled and mounted upon the roof. Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of a section of the metallic gutter-holder of my said invention.

Fig. lshows at 9 a shingle covering of a roof structure, but the roof material 1s immaterial to my invention, and may be of metal, asphaltic composition or otherwise. I have supplied a metallic gutter-holder 1 made up of a metal strip of galvanized iron or other material which has one longitudinal marginal part 4 flatly extended sidewise to overlie the roof flatly contactingly. The middle part of the strip is bent to be shaped into an open longitudinal trough, and the free upper and outer marginal part may first be longitudinally crimped at 5 and then have its edge portion bent in a recurved manner tubularly inwardly at 2, with the extreme edge part rolled inwardly at 3 to provide a clasping margin. The crimp 5 and the rolled margin 2-3 serve as stiffenng and st e g hen g m ans f r h fr e margin of the holder, and the crimp 5 may be of any shape and also serves to give an ornamental appearance to that part of the gutter which is elevated above the roof and therefore visible at a distance. The crimp is not mechanically essential, and may be dispensed with, if desired. The numeral 6 denotes ,a strip of flexible water-proof material, such as an asphaltic treated material or any other material which is impervious to water and Will resist the action of the elements. This strip is bent to conform to and fit the trough of the holder 1, and has one marginal part overlying the part 4: of the holder and may be extended sidewise therebeyond to itself overlie and contact with a portion of the shingles 9 orother roof covering, and be secured thereto by flatheaded nails 8 or other fasteners, the marginal part 4 of the holder being also secured to the roof by similar means, as shown at 7.

It will be observed that the outer margin of the gutter strip 6 is inserted into the split of the roll 2 of the holder 1, where it is engaged by the flattened edgepart 3 to hold it from displacement, an'dsaid edge part 3 cannot cut or disintegrate the margin of the strip 6 by frictional wear thereagainst because of movements of the holder due to the wind, as if the extreme edge of the part 3 contacted the strip.

The holder 1 may be varied or modified in shape, as its function is merely that of a support for the real gutter 6, to keep the latter in shape, as the strip 6 serves when troughed to receive and conduct rain water without corrosion or injury to itself.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In combination, a 'metal support of longitudinally troughed form with one 1ongitudinal margin laid closely upon a pitched roof and the other longitudinal margin shaped with an incurved tubular roll, a gutter made of flexible waterproof material fitted within saidtroughed support and upheld thereby, the upper longitudinal edge of the gutter inserted into and clipped b the opposite walls of the split of said tu ular roll. I

2. In combinetiqs; metal rigid trough with one longitudinal edge raised and formed into a split roll, a troughed gutter madeof asphaltie material inserted into the said trough to be supported thereby and 5 havin .e aedgeme weedihserte nto the sp it (if g'sei d 01195 andQthTe when; longitudinaflihargin of the gutter extended laterally over and upon the other marginof said trough and beyond same to be in contact With the adjacent roof surface to receive the 10 discharge therefrom. V

igne at lllaterloo,. .llome, thisfied day GfUJime, 1922.

FREDERICK 5. HACKER. 

